Smelts
Osmeridae
Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts to distinguish them from the related Argentinidae, Bathylagidae, and Retropinnidae.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Rainbow Smelts
genusOsmerus
Capelins
genusMallotus
Smallmouth Smelts
genusHypomesus
Eulachons
genusThaleichthys
Longfin Smelts
genusSpirinchus
Whitebait Smelts
genusAllosmerus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85949.